ABOUT THE PROJECT

LOGLINE
A Black couple’s strength is tested when the ambitious husband, a star defense attorney at a white-shoe law firm, is thrust into a controversial stand-your-ground case that may require the ultimate sacrifice.

SYNOPSIS
This is a feature about: Family, Sacrifice, and Legacy.

Silas Jones is an accomplished, Black defense attorney on the cusp of making partner at a prestigious, white-shoe law firm. After a Black teen is murdered while visiting his girlfriend, Silas is thrust into serving as lead counsel in the defense of the girlfriend’s mother—a white woman, and is offered a junior partner position by the firm’s founding partner, Jason MacMillan—a man who Silas respects and admires.

As the trial unfolds, Silas must navigate daily micro aggressions in the workplace and in the world around him. While suffering attacks in the press, Silas comes to a crossroads with his pregnant wife Kosi, an accomplished Black professor, who is morally opposed to his taking the case. Though she and Silas argue about what is right for their family, she must come to terms with how she can best support Silas and protect her growing family.

When Silas and Kosi attend a dinner that is hosted by the MacMillans, Jason and Silas discuss the partnership offer, which comes with a serious personal cost. Silas discovers that he has never been truly equal in a world full of conscious and unconscious bias and must decide what price is worth paying for success.

Our production company’s (Black Man Films) mission is to elevate the voices of Black men, women, and people of color and tell stories that are a catalyst for change. The relevant and urgent topics addressed in SILENT PARTNER include: stand-your-ground laws, micro aggressions in the workplace, systemic racism within the justice system, Black men and women’s mental health, and the concept of what legacy do we want to leave behind for our children.

PROJECT TYPE Narrative Feature

DIRECTOR Eric Branco
SCREENWRITER Roderick Lawrence, James J. Johnson, Eric Branco
PRODUCER Salma Qarnain, Roderick Lawrence
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Barb Lee
CO-PRODUCER Cameron Carr, James L. Walker Jr.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Corey Thomas, Chris Oyolokor, Lenny Payan

WEBSITE silentpartner-film.com

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